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Upcoming Dates and Important Information:
- Tuesday – November 11 – No School For Students – Faculty Professional Development Day
- ✨Wednesday – November 12 – 5th Grade Day of Giving (This is new)
- ✨Drop off at WVNCC Campus – Volunteer at Soup Kitchen
- Tuesday – November 25 – Early dismissal – Thanksgiving Break
- Monday – December 1 – Return to School – 8:30 am
- Thursday – December 17 – Holiday Show!! Mark Your Calendars!
The latter half of this week, our classroom transformed into a full-on Haunted House design team! We spent part of Wednesday and a big chunk of Thursday planning, building, rearranging, testing scares, and bringing our spooky ideas to life. Students took turns with different jobs, worked together on decorations and rearrangements, and demonstrated incredible teamwork and creativity. There were moments when it felt tricky working all together on one big project, but everyone stuck with it, and the end result was truly amazing. I was also incredibly proud of our fifth graders for how calm, patient, and caring they were with younger students who chose to go through our “un-spooky” version. Their kindness and leadership made the experience enjoyable for every student, whether they wanted a scare or a friendly tour.
We would also like to extend a special thank-you to the Redd family. While several families generously donated materials, the Redds went above and beyond, bringing in an incredible collection of animatronics, inflatables, and props that helped make our haunted house extra unforgettable. We are so grateful for their support and for helping bring this fun tradition to life for our school!
WEEKLY RECAP
Language Arts:
- Students are putting the finishing touches on their forgiveness essays, recalling their own personal experiences and the lessons they learned
- Language Arts came to life on Monday with Miss Reid for Halloween, as students reviewed concepts like sentence structures and figurative language in stations
Math:
- Continuing a daily practice and review of our multiplication facts so we can become fluent mathematicians
- Took a quiz on multiplying decimals
- Will begin division and long division next week
DRAMA: Students are to have their scripts memorized by the end of next week!
QUESTIONS TO ASK YOUR KIDS:
- What part of the Haunted House did you help create?!
- How do you think you did on your math quiz?
- What does it mean if I said it’s raining cats and dogs?
- DId you work well with your classmates while making the Haunted House?
- What was your favorite part of the Haunted House process? Building it with everyone? Scaring the big kids? Helping the younger kids?
